Hu made the remarks during a two-day inspection to Zhuhai, a coastal city in China's southern economic hub of Guangdong Province, from Sunday to Monday.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) talks with students at the Zhuhai advanced vestibule school in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 21, 2009. President Hu Jintao made a two-day inspection tour in Zhuhai from Dec. 20 |
Chinese enterprises should recruit more talents and hone their research and development capabilities in order to facilitate the transition from "made in China" to "created in China," Hu said.
He also urged members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to play a leading role in the enterprises' technical innovation.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd R Front) visits Kingsoft Corporation Limited in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 21, 2009. President Hu Jintao made a two-day inspection tour in Zhuhai from Dec. 20 |
After hearing the work reports from the Guangdong provincial government and the Communist Party of China (CPC) Guangdong provincial committee, Hu urged the province to accelerate its transition to an innovation-driven economy.
The province should also make sound efforts to improve people's livelihood, promote socialist culture, safeguard social harmony and stability, and push forward party building under the new situation, he said.
Hu, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the CPC and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited Zhuhai after he attended celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland.